History Funny / DeathNote

** The Yotsuba Eight, with the exception of Shimura, are almost hilariously incompetent. It takes them weeks to figure out some very basic things about the death note, they refuse to acknowledge how suspicious Eraldo Coil is, etc. Namikawa, notably, is very smart according to How to Read, but he's one of the worst about this.

* When Misa/Second Kira sends a message declaring she wants to Kira at the baseball game (actually she cleverly signals she wants to meet Light someplace else). Everyone decries her as stupid since airing that message would mean cancelling the game to avoid panic. L's comment is even more hilarious.

* The likes/dislikes in ''How To Read'' include a random mafioso who likes ''Anne of Green Gables'' and Sidoh disliking ghosts [[spoiler:even though, as a shinigami, he should know they don't exist]].

** Directly after the punch, Misa stumbles backwards and steps on a piece of cake in her stockings. [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=fDaypua_gWI The noise she makes is *priceless.*]]

-->'''L''': "Unless you take out that part about 'you're free to kill L'... I will die."

*** Hell, [[https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fponury-grajek.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F675445446857080832%2Fdeath-note-a-summary&psig=AOvVaw3ab8fXhfqe012E1T5DT8qN&ust=1669998984965000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CBAQjRxqFwoTCJjS65Pt2PsCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAI '''Light's''' face]] is ''absolutely priceless'' too. It is pure DeathGlare aimed at the back of L's head (i.e. the screen), and he can barely contain his anger at being OutGambitted while talking to L over the phone (literally one meter away behind him). L's tone while answering also makes it very clear he knows and is enjoying it.

*** Hell, '''Light's''' face is ''absolutely priceless'' too. It is pure DeathGlare aimed at the back of L's head (i.e. the screen), and he can barely contain his anger at being OutGambitted while talking to L over the phone (literally one meter away behind him). L's tone while answering also makes it very clear he knows and is enjoying it.

* "[[MemeticMutation I'll take a potato chip]]...[[MundaneMadeAwesome AND EAT IT!]]"

* Sidoh. Frickin' '''Sidoh'''! His voice in the English dub (Creator/SamuelVincent) can only be described as a mix between a DeadpanSnarker and a [[{{Nerd}} high school nerd]].

* The expression Rem makes in response to Misa's "what a beautiful way to kill" comment. It's very much a "what the hell is wrong with you?" kind of look.

-->'''Light''' ([[TranquilFury silently seething behind L]]): ''[[SuppressedRage ...What do you mean,]]'' '''''[[SuppressedRage hello?]]'''''

-->'''Light''' ([[TranquilFury silently seething behind L]]): [[SuppressedRage ''...What do you mean,'' '''''hello?''''']]

-->'''Light''' ([[TranquilFury silently seething behind L]]): ''...What do you mean,'' '''''hello?'''''

-->'''Light''' ([[TranquilFury silently seething behind L]]): ''...What do you mean,'' ''''hello?''''

-->'''Light''': [[FauxAffably Evil (laughs) I'm sorry,]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice I guess I got carried playing the part. I figured if I was him I'd probably demand that you be killed. I was improvising.]]

* Also in the second chapter/episode, Light does his first and most EpicFail by killing Lind L. Taylor, allowing L to narrow down his location to Tokyo, Japan. A MomentOfAwesome for L, and a major facepalm-worth moment for such a MagnificentBastard all over his pride, with many citizens watching the transmission and Ryuk laughing and lampshading that L just completely ''dunked on'' Kira.
* "[[MemeticMutation I'll take a potato chip]]...[[MundaneMadeAwesome AND EAT IT!]]"
** It's funny for different reasons in English ''and'' Japanese; Creator/BradSwaile ''really'' [[EvilIsHammy put his all into it]], while Creator/MamoruMiyano just sounds so deathly serious as he says it.

* Also in the second chapter/episode, Light does his first and most EpicFail by killing Lind L. Taylor, allowing L to narrow down his location to Tokyo, Japan. A CrowningMomentOfAwesome for L, and a major facepalm-worth moment for such a MagnificentBastard all over his pride, with many citizens watching the transmission and Ryuk laughing and lampshading that L just completely ''dunked on'' Kira.

** A crowd then rallies around Misa. Light stoically wonders just what the hell is going... and then this happens.
-->'''Misa''': No way! somebody just touched my butt!
-->'''L''' (standing guiltily behind Misa): Uh... this is an outrage! Taking advantage of the situation is unforgivable; I will find whoever is responsible for this!

*** Hell, '''Light's''' face is ''absolutely priceless'' too. It is pure DeathGlare aimed at the back of L's head (i.e. the screen), and he can barely contain his anger at being OutGambitted while talking to L over the phone (literally one meter away behind him). L's tone while answering also makes it very clear he knows it and is enjoying it.

* Misa saying she would love Light even more if she knew he was Kira. Soichiro and Aizawa's reactions to it are practically mental facepalms.
* A bit of Fridge Hilarity that sadly never got to pan out, but during the scene where Light tries to discover Naomi's real name, he contemplates the possibility of using force to deal with her, reasoning that he should be able to overpower Naomi because she's a woman. Remember that Naomi is a [[RetiredBadass retired FBI agent and a damn good one at that]]. ''And Light has no idea at this point''. Odds are good that if Light had tried to attack her, he would have immediately gotten the shit kicked out of him before being arrested. [[EpicFail Bit of an anticlimatic end for the great Kira, no?]]

* In the very first episode, Light is outlining his evil plan to Ryuk and learning about the Death Note when his mom interrupts their conversation. She takes one look inside Light's room, which has been dramatically dark all throughout the scene, and cries out, "Why is it so dark in here? You're going to ruin your eyes!" Even better, Light sets the apples she gave him down onto the desk, and Ryuk curiously takes a bite when they pick their conversation back up:
-->'''Ryuk:''' Yum!
-->'''Light:''' I have just one question for you. Why was I chosen for this? ...
-->''Ryuk continues munching apples happily, ignoring Light.''
-->'''Light:''' HEY! Are you even listening?

* "Unless you take out that part about 'you're free to kill L'... I will die."

* The normally unflappable L ''[[FreakOut absolutely losing it]]'' upon hearing the word "Shinigami". And falling off his chair after his dramatic scream.
* In the manga, when L informs Light they've apprehended Misa under suspicion of being the second Kira, rather than feign shock that his public girlfriend could be the second Kira, he just stands there with an angry look on his face. He even continues his angry stare when L obviously feigns concern for the shock he must be going through. This is a tense moment in the story, but its pretty funny how Light doesn't even bother acting at this point.

* L steals Misa's cell phone, Light attempts to call Misa while standing a few feet away from L. HilarityEnsues.

-->'''L''': Uh... this is an outrage! Taking advantage of the situation is unforgivable; I will find whoever is responsible for this!

** [[http://i.imgur.com/foUxbto.png L's expression]] when Light calls him is ''priceless''.
*** Hell, Light's face is ''absolutely priceless'' too. It is pure DeathGlare aimed at the back of L's head (i.e. the screen), and he can barely contain his anger at being OutGambitted while talking to L over the phone (literally one meter away behind him). L's tone while answering also makes it very clear he knows it and is enjoying it.

-->'''Light''' (silently seething behind L): ''...What do you mean,'' ''''hello?''''

* The normally unflappable L ''[[FreakOut aboslutley losing it]]'' upon hearing the word "Shinigami"
* Misa saying she would love Light even more if she knew he was Kira. Soichiro and Aizawa's reactions to it are practically mental facepalms.

* When Misa's original manager comes by to scold Misa and make her go to work. Misa [[HorrifyingTheHorror (the second Kira) is terrified of her and even]] ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror L and Kira]]'' [[HorrifyingTheHorror seem a bit unnerved by the scary lady.]]

*** Hell, Light's face is absolutely priceless too. It's pure DeathGlare aimed at the back of L's head (i.e. the screen), and he can barely contain his anger while talking to L.
-->'''L''' (answering Misa's phone): Hello?
-->'''Light''' (barely):...What do you mean, '''hello?'''